The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-27

truest types of manhood our country
produces. l thank you, but will not
longer defer regular business"
A committee was then appointed, con-
sisting of John w. johnson, Superin-
tendents Lipscomb and Humphreys, to
select proper reporters for the several
papers within the bounds of the Associ-
alton. While teachers were being en-
relied the committee reported IS follows
j. j. Higgins, w. 5. Harrison, for
Oktibbeha.
Mrs. S. Alternately, for Pontotoc.
Miss Elna Cross, for Holmes.
Miss Willie Youngblood, for Lowndes.
Mr.. I. B. Dalton, for Clay.
Dir. l.. t. Dickey, for Chickasaw.
Mr.. w. p. Minor, for Noxubee.
Mr.. A. G. Vinson, for Kemper.
Mr.. A. J. Aven, for Montgomery.
Mr.. G. NJ. Thurmond, for Tippah.
J. NJ. Magruder and ]. w. Johnson,
for CLARION at Jackson.
The committee recommended that the
persons named for the different counties
give as full reports to their county
papers as practicable, and especially to
THE CLARION, as our staunch friend
from the beginning of the organization.
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME
was then delibered in happy eloquence
b. the Hon. Wiley N. Nash, of Stark
vile. Only an expert stenographer
could do his chaste English and fluent
dicsion justice. He spoke of hospitality
as characteristic of the South in general,
and of the pleasure it afforded Stark
vile, and, in fact, the whole of Oktib-
beha county, to join in this expression
of fraternal love and greeting, by open
ing their homes and hearts to the repre-
sentatives of sister counties. "Your
calling" said he, franks high among
the professions. 1t is important because
of the vital interests you handle, and
the tedious hardships you undergo. A
professors chair in college is worthy OF
the aspirations of any scholar, but the
teachers of high schools are doing the
more practical and tedious work for the
honest yeomanry of our country. And
yet l must award the highest need OF
praise to the punctual, faithful, pains
taking teacher in our common public
schools These are the true types OF
Southern endurance, and fidelity to
duty. The white people of the South
are neither ashamed nor afraid to work
| have seen this demonstrated recently
in our own county, in the case of an
old gentleman and his wife, who once
lived in ease and affiuence. But now
after having lost all their property by
the war and other calamities, they yield
to fate, and both together repair to the
corn field daily, and make an humble
though ample support by the honest
sweat of their aged brows. Applause.
The welcome Starkville offers is cordia
and overlooking, but we must confess
that we expect compensation in a true
and lofty sense. The assembling of SC
much intelligence and virtue in oul
midst can but radiate its influence, and
shower upon US most gracious bene
faction" IApplause.
Prof. n. Fellows, in response, on be
half of the teachers, arose and said
president L. I. Fitzhugh, of Whit
worth, was selected to respond to the
most eloquent and graceful speaker who
has just preceded me. Only a few mo
ments ago l was informed that 1 would
be expected to take Prof. Fitzhugh's
place. / replied that as brevity is the
soul of wit, would deliver 1ohole-souleo
speech" Laughter. He then pro-
ceeded to compliment our State Super
intendent in the far-reaching reform he
had inaugurated, and closed by reading
humorous sketch from his own pen
recently published.
The first paper presented was by Prof
j. G. Deupree, of Clinton. Subject:
PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
The paper was listened to with close
interest throughout, although it did not
run in the channel that many were ex-
pecting. He spoke of the public schools
of Mississippi as an exotic, but that
standing their many defects and disad-
vantages. He held that inasmuch as
the State supports the common schools
and the colleges and the University, it
ought either to support the 1ntermedi-
ate, or high schools, or else widen the
gap between the common schools and
colleges, so as to make room for private
enterprises. But that it appeared a
strange policy to him that the State
should support the common schools and
the colleges but skip the intermediate
schools. lie thought the only consistent
plan now would be to support all alike,
and to make some provision for paying
the tuition of students in the grades
higher than those of the common
schools.
Mr.. Barrow first criticized the paper,
contending that Mr.. Deupree had left
the legitimate course of his subject; but
that he was nevertheless on very impor-
tant ground, worthy of the attention of
the Association. He would like to
know whether Mr.. Deupree meant to
commit himself absolutely to the theory
that the State ought to support high
schools.
Mr.. Deupree: al say the gap is awk-
ward and inconsistent, and that the
State ought to support common schools,
high schools and colleges all alike"
Superintendent Pace: 81 like the idea
of having at least one high school in
each judicial district, possibly one in
each county. BY this means many boys
and girls would pursue their studies
higher than the common school course,
though they might never 60 to any col
lege."
Mr.. A. J. Aven: "Four months is not
sufficient tire for high schools to do
anything like satisfactory work. If this
plan be adopted at all, let the time for
high schools be extended to nine or ten
months and let the qualifications of
teachers be proportionally higher"
Rev. Mr.. Sellers: 81 am glad the gen.
tlemen can debate and not fight, in
these fighting times; but it seems i'm
practicable to me for the State to un-
dertake to support the high schools.
The theory is pretty enough, but the
State is not able without additional
taxation.
Superintendent Vinson want to
see free high school in each county,
with thorough teachers, who will not be
allowed to receive any boys and girls
except the more advanced ones-say
such only as could get at least a second
running for the Legislature and adyo-
eating the idea of making kindling
wood out of the /. /. & c. and the A. &
M. Now, sir, am not in favor of any
such foolishness. Let US support our
home institutions, and rather have more
than destroy what we have. Why, Sir,
do away with our colleges, and where
are the doctors, preachers and teachers
to come from? From Maine and Massa-
chusetts7 Excuse us here in Mississippi
if you please. We tried set of that
kind of fellows here once but in rs we
got SO sick we politically vomited, and
it makes US sick yet to think of them.
Home support and home rule, If Won
please, in Mississippi"
Mr.. Dickey, of 3uena Vista: az think
the State does enough in supporting the
common schools, and that the high
schools can very well be left to the care
of private enterprises"
Mr.. johnson, of the University: 81
think the gap spoken of is not so decided